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Yuma vs Wray

26 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+37% in Wray) and street grid (+49% in Yuma).

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Yuma, COHomes around $267KColorado · 3,459 people
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Wray, COHomes around $276KColorado · 2,114 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

YumaHomes around $267K
Housing$267K typical home50% below the CO typical home Health58% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Yuma →
WrayHomes around $276K
Housing$276K typical home48% below the CO typical home HealthHealthier than 84%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Wray →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Wray
Wray $1,175Yuma $859
Street grid+49%
Yuma has the more walkable street grid
Yuma 71.3Wray 48.0
Bachelor’s degree++9.3 pts
More adults in Wray have a degree
Wray 26.8%Yuma 17.5%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Colorado ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
C+YumaBetter than 42% of districts in the state BWrayBetter than 55% of districts in the state
Health
C+YumaHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns A−WrayHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Yuma$1,510/mo
Typical home $267K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $1,040/mo · Housing →
Wray$1,600/mo
Typical home $276K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Wray and Yuma.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
YumaWray
Snow a year23″28″
January low17°F16°F
July high92°F91°F
Growing season (days)164d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th42nd
Outdoors & history
YumaWray
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.1%0%
National Register places11
Archive photos—13
Famous people born here47
Community
YumaWray
Library hours a week49 hrs40 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

26 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

YumaWrayYumaWray
Yuma ↔ Wray26 miles apart
Who commutes between them
96 Yuma residents work in Wray (7.6% of its workers)
23 Wray residents work in Yuma (3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Yuma →
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

YumaWray
People
Population 3,459Highest 2,114Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.9%Lowest CO: +14.8% +0.7%Highest CO: +14.8%
Median age 42.5±9Highest 13% above CO 42.3±5.2Lowest 12% above CO
Yuma and Wray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.8%±9.1Highest CO: 21% 22.5%±6.9Lowest CO: 21%
Yuma and Wray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.2%±6Highest CO: 15.6% 20.6%±4Lowest CO: 15.6%
Yuma and Wray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.5%Lowest CO: 45.7% 26.8%Highest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2.2 CO: 6.4% 2.7%±2 CO: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,338±$11kLowest 49% below CO $57,171±$13kHighest 40% below CO
Wray and Yuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $165,500±$14kLowest 69% below CO $173,000±$35kHighest 68% below CO
Wray and Yuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,040±$151Highest 41% below CO $805±$162Lowest 54% below CO
Yuma and Wray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $859Lowest 67% below CO $1,175Highest 55% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.7%±25.4Highest CO: 52.9% 54.1%±22.8Lowest CO: 52.9%
Yuma and Wray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 31.5%Highest CO: 9.4% 17.5%Lowest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.1%Highest CO: 66.2% 57.1%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 30 yrs older than CO 1966Highest 22 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 52% below CO 14 minHighest 45% below CO
Work from home 3.6%±3.5Highest CO: 21% 2.3%±3.4Lowest CO: 21%
Yuma and Wray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 35.7%Lowest 36.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.96Lowest 1.42Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wray (8%)Yuma (3%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in Wray3% work in Yuma
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.3Highest 48.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #100 of 142 in CO—
School district Yuma 1 School DistrictWray RD-2 School District
High school in town Yuma High SchoolWray Junior Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school 12.9Lowest 15.0Highest
Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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